The Emperor in August (2015 film)
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The Emperor in August is a 2015 Japanese historical drama film depicting the tense final days of World War II in Japan and the internal struggle over the country’s surrender.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Emperor in August (2015 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13145866 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Emperor in August (2015 film) Context triple: [Kōji Yakusho, notableWork, The Emperor in August (2015 film)]
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Emperor (2012 film)
Emperor (2012 film) is a historical drama set in post-World War II Japan that follows General Bonner Fellers as he investigates Emperor Hirohito’s role in the war to determine his fate during the American occupation.
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B.
The Emperor
The Emperor is the nickname of Flórián Albert, the elegant Hungarian footballer who won the 1967 Ballon d'Or and is regarded as one of Hungary's greatest players.
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C.
The Emperor
"The Emperor" is a renowned non-fiction book by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński that portrays the final years and downfall of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie through a series of reflective, allegorical interviews.
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D.
The Emperor
The Emperor is the dark side Sith Lord who becomes the tyrannical ruler of the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars saga.
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E.
Emperor Concerto
Emperor Concerto is the popular name for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, renowned for its grandeur, virtuosity, and heroic character.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Emperor in August (2015 film) Target entity description: The Emperor in August is a 2015 Japanese historical drama film depicting the tense final days of World War II in Japan and the internal struggle over the country’s surrender.
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A.
Emperor (2012 film)
Emperor (2012 film) is a historical drama set in post-World War II Japan that follows General Bonner Fellers as he investigates Emperor Hirohito’s role in the war to determine his fate during the American occupation.
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B.
The Emperor
The Emperor is the nickname of Flórián Albert, the elegant Hungarian footballer who won the 1967 Ballon d'Or and is regarded as one of Hungary's greatest players.
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C.
The Emperor
"The Emperor" is a renowned non-fiction book by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński that portrays the final years and downfall of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie through a series of reflective, allegorical interviews.
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D.
The Emperor
The Emperor is the dark side Sith Lord who becomes the tyrannical ruler of the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars saga.
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E.
Emperor Concerto
Emperor Concerto is the popular name for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, renowned for its grandeur, virtuosity, and heroic character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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film ⓘ historical drama film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi
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日本のいちばん長い日 ⓘ
linked to:
Japan's Longest Day (book)
|
| basedOn |
Japan's Longest Day (book)
ⓘ
Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi (book) ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Takashi Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Masato Harada ⓘ |
| distributor | Shochiku ⓘ |
| editedBy | Yasushi Shimamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hideki Tōjō
ⓘ
linked to:
Hideki Tojo
Hirohito ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Hirohito
Kantarō Suzuki ⓘ Kōichi Kido NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Imperial Japanese surrender
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linked to:
V-J Day
preparation of the surrender speech recording ⓘ |
| filmingLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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historical drama ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Kōji Yakusho
ⓘ
Masahiro Motoki ⓘ Shinichi Tsutsumi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tori Matsuzaka ⓘ Tsutomu Yamazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
military coup attempt in Japan
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role of the Emperor in ending the war ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Taro Iwashiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Japan's decision to surrender in World War II
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internal political struggle over Japanese surrender ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese World War II films ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Shochiku ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
2015
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2015-08-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| runtime | 136 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Masato Harada ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Japan ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
August 1945
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final days of World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: The Emperor in August (2015 film) Description of subject: The Emperor in August is a 2015 Japanese historical drama film depicting the tense final days of World War II in Japan and the internal struggle over the country’s surrender.
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